Every year we face the same question.
Shrove Tuesday passes in a whirlwind of pancake heaven, with ice cream, strawberries, Nutella, blueberries, banana, honey....
and I end up distracted.
Generally then forgetting lent until about 5 days in at which point I either consider it too late to bother, or I come up with something trite to fast: crisps was one year (I barely ever eat crisps at the best of times. I don't really like them terribly much, unless you count mini cheddars, and in my book they're not the same thing at all), using the word 'like' in speech another, and the common denominator was chocolate. Most of these attempts (except the crisps) failed epically.
Not so this year!
Lent comes at the perfect time; it is a marker in the otherwise bare early spring months to help us re-evaluate the way we lead our lives, spiritually and physically. I am using it as a chance to clamber back onto the New Year's Resolution wagon. As Big Ben tolled midnight and, surrounded by family & friends, I cheered and wished them all the best, I vowed to myself that this would be a healthy year. The gym has continued to be one of my popular haunts and I am proud to say that I am fitter now than I have ever been my entire life. My willpower in other areas however, is not as strong as I would like - cake, chocolate, biscuits, pancakes and more cake have all been scoffed by me with the fervour of a six-year-old set free in a sweet shop. I see no problem in indulging every once and a while, but I would like to be healthy. I want my inside to be happy and healthy - there is no point in working on the outside of a building if the inside is a filthy, messy tip.
How will I do this? Well, the obvious really. Ensuring I munch my way through 5 portion of fruit/veg a day, drinking enough water, curbing any mindless snacking and avoiding foods which are over-processed, over-refined and over-faked. No sickly sweet rubbish packed with sugar and corn syrup (the evil ingredient! You have been warned).That's the thing about a healthy lifestyle: the road to achieving it is far simpler than we make it out to be. We already know how.
What are you giving up/ aiming for this lent? I would love to hear about your aims and fasts for the next forty days.
Love Amy x
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